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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 04-67
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
120 PM EST MON DEC 27 2004
TO: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ OFFICES
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION CUSTOMERS
FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS
OTHER CUSTOMERS OF NWS AVIATION FORECASTS
FROM: KEVIN L. JOHNSTON
CHIEF AVIATION SERVICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE OF CLIMATE WATER AND WEATHER SERVICES
SUBJECT: BACKUP OF AVIATION WEATHER CENTER PRODUCTS SCHEDULED
FROM 2100 UTC ON FEB 9 2005 UNTIL 0500 UTC ON FEB 10 2004
NOTE: THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE NO IMPACT ON NOAA WEATHER WIRE
SUBSCRIBERS.
ON WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 9 2005 FROM 2100 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL
TIME /UTC/ UNTIL 0500 UTC ON FEBRUARY 10 2005...THE AIR FORCE
WEATHER AGENCY /AFWA/ AT OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE WILL ASSUME...IN
A PLANNED BACK-UP TEST...ADVISORY AND WARNING RESPONSIBILITY FOR
THE SIGMETS AND AIRMETS /SIERRA...ZULU...TANGO/ IN THE BOSTON...
MIAMI...FORT WORTH...CHICAGO...SALT LAKE CITY AND SAN FRANCISCO
AREA FORECAST /FA/ REGIONS...WHICH ARE NORMALLY PREPARED BY THE
AVIATION WEATHER CENTER /AWC/.
DURING THE BACKUP TEST...A FORECASTER AT THE AWC IN KANSAS CITY
WILL BE COORDINATING CLOSELY WITH THE AFWA FORECASTER. AWC WILL
BE ABLE TO RESUME FORECASTING SERVICES OR INTERVENE ANYTIME
DURING THE TEST IF NECESSARY.
DURING THE BACKUP TEST...THE AREA FORECAST /FA/ WILL BE PREPARED
AND TRANSMITTED BY FORECASTERS ON DUTY AT AWC.
AFWA WILL PREPARE AND ISSUE THE FOLLOWING AVIATION ADVISORIES...
CONVECTIVE SIGMET...WMO HEADERS WSUS40 KMKC...
WSUS41...MKMC...WSUS42 KMKC
AIRMET S...WMO HEADING WAUS1 KBOS KMIA KFTW KCHI KSLC
AND KSFO
AIRMET T...WMO HEADING WAUS1 KBOS KMIA KFTW KCHI KSLC AND
KSFO
AIRMET Z...WMO HEADING WAUS1 KBOS KMIA KFTW KCHI KSLC AND
KCHI
NON-CONVECTIVE SIGMET...WMO HEADING WSUS1 KBOS KMIA KFTW
KCHI KSLC AND KSFO
A REMINDER MESSAGE WILL BE APPENDED TO THE AREA FORECASTS ISSUED
ON THE MIDNIGHT SHIFT THE NIGHT BEFORE THE TEST BEGINS.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE AWC BACK-UP TEST...
CONTACT: FRED R. JOHNSON
CHIEF...DOMESTIC OPERATIONS BRANCH
AVIATION WEATHER CENTER
KANSAS CITY MISSOURI
PHONE: 816-584-7204
E-MAIL: FRED.JOHNSON@xxxxxxxx
THIS AND OTHER NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE
AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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